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Real life begins where your comfort zone ends
Absolutely. Listen to your body.
For me - when I started, I slowly increased my fasting window. Eventually it became 14 -16. I started doing that to improve motility of my small intestine, and to help with my IBS. I really started doing that when I was app 8-10 lbs above my goal, when I already accepted that it was to hard to diet to lose that. What surprised me how quickly I started losing, and how relatively easy was to lose even past my goal of 150-155. I eventually settled at 140-145. But if I gained back to 150 - I would be ok with that.
After I posted my response to you I noticed that you are 3 years post op.
One thing that was essential to lose weight for me was absolutely no alcohol and no diet soda.
Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG
"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"
"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."
I've found eating early through lunch is easier. I have morning meds to take that upset my stomach when I don't have something with them. Just coffee or water usually isn't enough. I don't want to wait until 10am to 12pm to take my meds. I like to go to the gym early and eat or at least have a protein shake. I think I'm going to try eating between 6/7 to 2/3. I don't mind missing dinner, I don't feel hungry with my sleeve.
HW 303, pre op diet 284 CW 278
I have two questions. I used to know how able to upload pics. But for some reason I can only upload a before and after pic. Can some one tell me how do upload pics for the photo album portion? And I use to have a weight tracker attached to my post. Can someone tell me how to attach that to my post?
????? I'm a visual person so, I like to see progress through photos and tracking scale.
Thanks in advance.
As your sleeve matures you should be able to eat more.
But as you are losing weight, you still should have enough stored fats to IF safely.
I regained app 30 lbs last year and when I was ready to lose it, IF with Keto-Paleo type eating allowed me to do it rather easily.
But I did 14-10 hours most days. Weekend I would often do 16/8.
To transition from normal feeding to IF I did by moving my first meal of the day farther and farther.
My typical final eating window was 12-9 pm, since I seldom was hungry in the morning, and often had problem with breakfast. My gut had a hard time with food or even protein shakes first thing am. When I tried to "push food in" too early, I would get nausea, or cramps. At the same time, I was almost always more hungry later during the day, and I needed food shortly before bed to prevent middle of the night hypoglycemia (low blood sugar)
I used the morning hours for drinking a lot of liquids, like coffee, tea, water. That seams to really help my gut motility. My system like warm liquids to wake up. I often would drink 80-100oz of liquids between waking up and my first meal. Drinking that much liquids, needs to be supported my taking extra electrolytes, like sodium, magnesium, potassium, etc. When I don't, I could get worsening of orthostatic hypotension and muscle cramps.
Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG
"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"
"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."
Just make sure it is not too tight. Sometimes using very fitted tank can help to keep the flab together.
Long term, after I lost weight, I had to make sure to buy compression garments that fit and allowed me to move around. I find places like Ross and I often bought 1-2 size larger than my clothing's size.
I know places like Kohl's, Wal-Mart, Target, carry lines of comfortable and not too expensive compression garments.
Hopefully you can try that on before you buy.
Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG
"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"
"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."
Retaining fluid in feet and ankles sometimes may indicate proteins deficiencies.
Or other medical issues due to lungs or kidney.
I hope you are seeing a doctor soon.
Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG
"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"
"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."
I agree with the other posters. This is not normal and you need to get medical attention.
Real life begins where your comfort zone ends
I agree with the poster above that you need to talk to your dr right away if nothing in your daily life has changed and out of nowhere your having swelling like that. There are several serious health issues that can be related to sudden onset of swelling.
Had VSG on 9/28/15
Lost 161 lbs since surgery, LOST 221 lbs overall so far!! 
